something similar happens with Card City Game, listing it at $20K but also out of stock: Source: Card Kingdom But here's the plot twist: Yesterday, Sunday the 28th, a cosmic foil copy of The Soul Stone was traded for a whopping $32,999 on TCGplayer : Source: TCGplayer As of right now, TCGplayer is out of stock so it's really hard to say whether these prices are going up or down but the few data points we do have put The Soul Stones price much closer to $20K than $10K, and perhaps even above that
With these three pillars in mind, we can now turn our attention to the individual contenders that define the current Standard metagame
All that I relied on were cards that were performing exceptionally well in their role while still being useable in many others
Being an elf is a huge boon for a card like this, and its kept its status as a staple sideboard option even in Legacy while being a phenomenal staple card in Commander
The other cards that use this mechanic have been less than impressive, likely relegated to Limited